Poli Sci 200 Final

1.

1 point

A _____, a question expressed using ideas, is frequently unclear and thus is difficult to answer empirically.

Conceptual Question

Multidimensional Question

Concrete Question

Aggregate-level Question

2.

1 point

What are the two components needed to estimate the amount of random error in the data?

Variation and standard error

Sample size and standard error

Sample size and variation

Standard error and margin of error

3.

1 point

A measure needs to be which of the following in order to be completely reliable?

Free from systematic error

Mostly free of random error

Valid

Consistent

4.

1 point

Which is not a principle of sentence revision?

Make subjects short and concrete

Use modern language, including slang

Use first person pronouns appropriately

Put actions in verbs, not nouns

5.

1 point

Why is record keeping in question development and research progress important?

Record keeping helps one track progress and maintain momentum

Record keeping isn’t important in question development and research progress

Record keeping enables one to defend their project against criticismRecord keeping enables one to defend their project against criticism

Record keeping establishes credibility for a project

6.

1 point

What is Jerit’s dependent variable?

Direct rebuttal or alternative frame

An indicator for the two unrefuted conditions (Lose money, Gain money)

Variable denoting whether the respondent was in the KN or Polimetrix sample

Support for social security private accounts

7.

1 point

Which of the following is the operationalization of belief likelihood? (what is the correct definition of belief likelihood)

An argument that highlights the consequences (or impact) of a policy

A belief that answers a predictive appeal by highlighting some other consequence of the proposal at hand

When political actors often focus on policy consequences, with supporters and opponents making contradictory predictions about the future

The strength of a person’s beliefs that performing a behavior will lead to a particular consequence

8.

1 point

Which is not a type of measurement error?

Ecological Fallacy

Random Error

Systematic Error

Hawthorne Effect

9.

1 point

Which is true of a literature review?

Guides the reader through the author’s logic

A literature review is a summary of all relevant literature

It is standard to list all of the literature in one section

Is the standard to refer to the author first, then the idea

10.

1 point

Which of the following was not one of Jaret’s hypotheses?

People’s opinions will shift in response to predictive appeals about the consequences of a specific policy proposal.

When political actors deliberate about the merits of a public policy, they often focus on its consequences, with supporters and opponents making contradictory predictions about the future.

When people believe a particular outcome is likely to occur, a direct rebuttal will have less influence on public opinion than an alternate frame.

When individuals do not have firm beliefs about the likelihood of an event occurring, either strategy (alternate frame or direct rebuttal) should influence opinion.

11.

1 point

Which of the following, with regard to Owen’s argument, is not important in determining whether a democracy goes to war with another democracy?

Democratic Institutions

Perception

Power Politics

Liberal Leaders

12.

1 point

_____ randomization is when you evenly distribute members of each category to each of the treatment groups (ie: each group is assigned a Republican and each group is assigned a Democrat until every Republican and Democrat has been distributed)

Stata

Computer

Block

Normal

13.

1 point

What kind of educational process does President Worthen specifically hope occurs at BYU?

Education that includes only secular principles

Education that elevates and etherealizes

Education that emphasizes BYU sports

Education that includes physical exercise for a well-rounded lifestyle

14.

1 point

What was the overall finding of the transfers experiment in Mexico?

In-kind good transfers decreased prices more than cash transfers

Cash transfers decreased prices more than in-kind good transfers

Cash transfers increased prices more than in-kind goods transfers

In-kind goods transfers increased prices more than cash transfers

15.

1 point

Which sentence has correct apostrophe usage?

As a child, I commonly wrote my IOUs to my parents.

The 1920’s are famous for their jazz.

Thank you for donating clothes to the womens shelter.

We’ve heard enough maybe’s.

16.

1 point

Which of the following is an attribute of a good theory?

Completely different from and unrelated to previous research

Broad

Can be proven wrong

Infallible

17.

1 point

Which of the following is true of experiments?

The researcher simply observes whatever is produced

It is impossible to account for confounding factors

Experiments have been widely used in political science for decades

The researcher affects the generation of data

18.

1 point

Which sentence has correct comma usage?

In her will my aunt left me her car house and phone.

Jake still does not realize that he has a knack for baseball, and that he could receive a college scholarship.

Dr. Wright MD will perform the surgery.

Whiskers is a gentle, loving, affectionate hamster.

19.

1 point

What does social desirability bias introduce into a survey?

Systematic measurement error

More validity

Double-barreled error

Statistical significance

20.

1 point

In a linear relationship, an increase in the independent variable ______.

Is associated with an inconsistent increase or decrease in the dependent variable

Does not affect the dependent variable

Is associated with a consistent increase or decrease in the dependent variable

Will always cause the dependent variable to decrease

21.

1 point

Which of the following is not necessarily something one needs to carefully consider when choosing a research question?

Have I previously written a paper on this topic?

Is answering the question feasible?

What existing scholarship has addressed this question?

Am I interested in the topic?

22.

1 point

_____ is the layperson’s conception of behavior and mental processes.

Descriptive normative belief

Naive psychology

Self-explanatory behavior

Normative social influence

23.

1 point

Which two treatment groups were used for the South African micro lending experiment?

No screening incentive group, screening incentive group

Screening Incentive Group, Control Group

Screening and Enforcement Incentive Group, No incentive group

Screening incentive group, screening and enforcement incentive group

24.

1 point

What was the overall finding of Nolan et. al’s study?

Normative social influence is the largest motivating factor for determining a person’s actions

Social responsibility is not a motivating factor for conserving energy

Normative social influence has no relationship with people’s actions

Saving money is the largest motivating factor for conserving energy

25.

1 point

Which sentence contains the correct verbs?

The spectators were migrating up the bleachers in search of good seats.

Most athletes are not persistence enough to become a professional athlete.

The anchor quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

Many Jews immigrated from Germany during World War II to escape persecution.

26.

1 point

What are the two broad study methods political scientists use, as mentioned in the reading?

Experimental and Statistical

Experimental and Case-based studies

Experimental and Observational

Observational and Statistical

27.

1 point

Which sentence correctly uses “its” or “it’s”?

The dog licked it’s wound.

do not believe its her fault.

It’s wonderful living near the mountains.

Its a perfect day to walk around outside.

28.

1 point

What is inter-coder reliability?

Whether coders use the same program when entering data

Whether the final measurement is produced by combining different pieces of data

Whether the same survey is given to each participant in a study

Whether all the researchers are using the same criteria in their evaluations or measurements

29.

1 point

What is Owen’s main argument?

Because terms such as democracy and war are ambiguous, the slipperiness of these terms provides a temptation to tautology: to define them so as to safeguard the proposition

Liberal ideas cause liberal democracies to tend away from war with one another, and that the same ideas prod these states into war with illiberal states

Democracies have been to war with each other several times

The democratic peace lacks a convincing theoretical foundation

30.

1 point

When some other factor causes changes in both the dependent and independent variables simultaneously, this is known as:

Spuriousness

Counterfactual

Reciprocal Relationship

Reverse-causation

31.

1 point

Which of the following is a list of traits of a good empirical research question?

Generates some implications for understanding real world problems, non-normative and answerable

Addresses a debate or puzzle in the literature, normative

Normative and extremely narrow in scope

Non-normative and answerable, extremely narrow in scope

32.

1 point

Which relationship had the strongest correlation in study 1, the phone survey?

Saving money and energy conservation

Other people’s behavior and energy conservation

Environmental protection and energy conservation

Social responsibility and energy conservation

33.

1 point

What is Owen’s main independent variable, as shown in his causal mechanism graph and mentioned in the article?

Democratic Peace

Institutions

Ideology

Liberal Ideas

34.

1 point

When respondents on a survey feel it is socially incorrect or undesirable to select a certain response, this can produce:

Random Measurement Error

Systematic Measurement Error

A Sampling Problem

A Reciprocal Relationship

35.

1 point

What is a limitation of natural experiments

High cost

Not on-demand

Low external validity

Lack of randomness

36.

1 point

Which sentence correctly uses “which”?

He went to the market which sells vegetables.

She ran to catch the only bus which goes to her house.

Frank got a perfect score on the exam, which is quite unusual.

The first hours out of the gate is not always the one which wins the race.

37.

1 point

Which of the following is not a common level/form of data?

Interval level

Nominal level

Ordinal level

Quantitative level

38.

1 point

What do you do when your theory and hypothesis don’t match your findings?

Change your theory to match your findings

Abandon the study

Look for errors

Find new data

39.

1 point

Which list is the core of a laboratory experiment?

Treatment Group, Control Group

Treatment Group, Experimental group

Treatment Group, Control group, Convenience Sample

Experimental Group, Convenience Sample

40.

1 point

Laboratory experiments are often criticized for their lack of:

Internal validity

Convenience samples

Treatment groups

External validity

41.

1 point

Which sentence uses a pronoun incorrectly?

The dolphins breeched the surface and wiggled their fins.

A college student must study hard if they want to succeed.

Either Matthew or Richard should receive an award for his paper.

Neither the mouse nor the rats could find their way through the maze.

42.

1 point

Which of the following typically produce systematic sampling error?

Coverage bias, non-response bias

Coverage bias, cross-sectional bias

Non-response bias, cross-sectional bias (CROSS SECTIONAL FREAKING DATA!!!!!!)

Non-response bias, double-barreled bias

43.

1 point

Which of the following hypotheses is correct in terms of composition and form (not referring to the correctness of the actual idea)?

In a comparison of individuals, some people are more likely to donate money to political candidates than are other people.

In a comparison of individuals, Democrats will be more likely than Republicans to favor gun control.

In a comparison of individuals, gender and abortion attitudes are related.

In a comparison of states and individuals, states with higher average IQs have more money in aggregate than individuals with high IQs.

44.

1 point

Choose the sentence with proper grammar

At Lincoln High School, vandalism can result in suspension or even expulsion from school

Mayor Dennis never has and never will accept a bribe from anyone.

Jumping into the water, the boat wobbled tremendously.

Sarah loves running, hiking, and going for a swim.

45.

1 point

Which of the following is not one of the types of truths spoken of in Elder Maxwell’s speech?

Eternal Truths (Deep things of God)

Unsubstantial Truths (Subjective Truths)

Facts

Lesser Truths (proximate and important truths)

46.

1 point

Which of the following is not important for a researcher to look at carefully in order to ensure no mistakes in a field experiment?

Reverse causality

The operationalization of key concepts

The variation in the independent variables

Validity check

47.

1 point

_______ is the primary attribute of the disciple-scholar.

Spirituality

Kindness

Knowledge

Meekness

48.

1 point

Which of the following is the purpose of an intervening variable? (Example: If you live in an urban center, you are more likely to support gun control...the intervening variable would say that that is so because if you live in an urban center, you are more likely to know someone who has been harmed by guns.--> It should explain the causal logic.)

Describe a causal process

It’s a dependent variable

It’s an independent variable

To stand up to empirical scrutiny

49.

1 point

Which sentence is the most clear?

The forests of North America are much more extensive than Europe.

She doesn’t like cabins as much.

Cheetos are less salty.

Ken helped me more than he helped my roommate.

50.

1 point

What was the proxy for the vote-selling experiment in the Philippines?

Vote-switching

The researchers just asked directly is a person sold their vote

Vote-buying

Willingness to take a bribe from researchers